b'200gm. This range is a littlestaying and fishing at PoutoA nice snapper landed early under the Shizen and Galacticon the North Kaipara Harbour.when testing surfcasters which which go up to 250gm (betterWe had over a dozen anglerstook a fresh trevally bait.for 5-6oz breakout sinkers),all competing for a trophy in so you would want to keepa late mates honour and they your sinkers to around 3-4ozwere all surfcasters of different ideally. The rod weight is onlyabilities, from beginner to 680gms so you can hold it allseasoned pros. day without getting tired. I baited up my Powerplay Interestingly, this rod haswith fresh trevally and waded light weight stainless steelout to give a good cast over guides which help keep its100m as the sun was rising. weight down but also theAll around me the other price, as more expensive Fujiguys were casting, and Dom guides are used on the top endSutton was using the EZI Surf Tica rods in the range. first up. Dom is very much a We matched this rod tonovice and after some casting Ticas Flash Surf FS10000 reel,instruction he was left to itThe EZI Surf is black and white and which is their top surfcastingbeside me over my watchful reel, offering a max drageye. He was getting okaylooks very Kiwi styled, the rod features of 12kg and weighing onlydistance into deep enoughthe same powerful but responsive composite 535gm. Carbon is used forwater (over 40m out) and he the frame, rotor, and handle,had a good hit on his thirdconstruction blank as its brothers."to help keep the weight downcast, but unfortunately it but also to keep the framedidnt stick. but it was in the zone for aSoon a big school shark was rigid and strong. The 5.2:1 gearI had just landed a beautgood fish. landed and that explained train runs fast and smooth on68cm snapper on theI gave the rod to Dom andwhy the fishing had went 7 RRB ball bearings, giving aPowerplay on my secondleft him to it and as the sunquiet! Then another landed an line retrieval rate of 114cm percast, so I suggested I try therose higher in the sky theeagle ray, this usually means handle turn. We spooled theEZI Surf and get his bait outbites unfortunately subsidedit is time to move on. We Flash FS10000 with Sunlinesfurther. I found the light rodand went quiet around thecontinued to rotate our baits Siglon PEx8 35lb braid and useso different to my surfcastertop of the tide. Some of theevery 10-15 minutes and Siglon Tapered Leaders fromand the delicate tip lookedothers further along the beachrecast, Dom was getting better the braid to our ledger rig. too whippy for a big cast. Ihooked a few pannie snapperat casting and I thought the I had a boys weekendwas pleasantly surprised as Iand one good 60cm+ fish,rod looked good under load.planned to surfcast off thewhipped it out over 80m, still abut our side wasnt gettingOverall, the EZI Surf was west coast of Northlandbit shorter than my usual casts,much action. surprisingly easy to cast, very responsive and so light to hold with its slim blank design. The Tica EZI Surf 4.2m comes with a one-year warranty and RRP of only $162.99 and would make a good introduction rod to a beginner or back up rod for a more experienced surfcaster who had limited budget.FIGZKey SpecsTICA EZI SURF+Length:4.2m(14ft)+Pieces: 3-piece blank+CastRating:100-200gm+RRP:$162.99 /FISHINGINGODZONE89'